Drs Nodder Morgan and Taubman is a GP practice which is based in two locations collectively known as Sixpenny Handley and Broad Chalke Practice. The main location is based at Sixpenny Handley, which is situated in Dorset. The branch location Chalke Valley Practice is based in Wiltshire. The practice area covers parts of Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire and covers approximately 200 square miles.

The practice is commissioned by Wiltshire clinical commissioning group (CCG) and there are arrangements in place for funding from Hampshire and Dorset CCG. The practice is part of the Wessex area team.

Drs Nodder Morgan and Taubman provide a personal medical service to approximately 4500 patients. The practice is a dispensing practice and they dispense to all patients within their practice area, due to its rural location. The 2011 census data showed that the majority of the local population identified themselves as being White British. The mix of patient’s gender (male/female) is almost equal at 51% female and 49% male. Public health data showed that 3.8% of the patients are aged over 85 years old which is higher than the local average (CCG) of 2.9% and higher than the national average of 2.3%. Levels of deprivation are recorded at 8 out of 10. One being more deprived and 10 being less deprived.

There are three GP partners (two female and one male), one GP assistant, one GP registrar, four part time practice nurses and four healthcare assistants. The clinical team are supported by a team of four dispensers and seven receptionists. The practice also employ locality carers to visit and support end of life and vulnerable patients and employ its own cleaning team of two cleaners. At the time of inspection the GP partners were in the process of recruiting a practice manager. All staff work across both sites.

The practice is a training practice for doctors who wish to become GPs and undergraduate and postgraduate medical students.

The practice at Sixpenny Handley is open from 8am until 1pm Monday to Friday and from 2pm until 6.15pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays. Calls on Tuesday afternoon are diverted to Broad Chalke surgery. Broad Chalke surgery is open between 8am and 1pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Calls are diverted to Sixpenny Handley on Wednesday mornings. Broad Chalke surgery was open between 2pm until 6.15pm on Tuesday, 2pm until 5.30 on Thursday and 2pm until 6pm on Friday. All other times calls are taken at Sixpenny Handley. Extended hours pre-bookable appointments with the GPs and nurses are available on Monday evenings from 6.30pm until 8.30pm.

The practice operates a telephone triage duty system so patients can be seen on the same day if needed. Out of hours patients are advised to contact the out of hours service provider via the NHS 111 service.

We inspected the main location at:

Sixpenny Handley Surgery

The Surgery, Dean Lane, Sixpenny Handley, Salisbury, SP5 5PA

The branch location is situated at:

Broad Chalke Surgery

The Surgery, Doves Meadow, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, SP5 5EL